rarepair
UK/ˈɹɛəˌpɛə/US/ˈɹɛɹˌpɛɹ/
rarepair noun: a ship that generally receives little attention from fans and has few associated fanworks.
Noun
rarepair (plural rarepairs)
- A ship that generally receives little attention from fans and has few associated fanworks.
- Rare pairs might also slash together people or creatures that are considered unnatural, such as a human character with a magical creature such as a centaur or a house elf, or Dumbledore with any young student from Hogwarts.2011, Nina Kaipia, "Drarry, Snarry and Snape: The Queerest of the Queer - Heteronormativity and Queer Theory in Harry Potter Slash Fan Fiction", thesis submitted to the University of Helsinki, page 61
- If a Yuletide reader requested a rare pair (Silver Surfer/Aunt May?) in The Marvel Cinematic Universe Avengers, that story will now assemble with its more popular Hulk/Iron Man and Captain America/Bucky Barnes fanfic colleagues in the Avengers tag.2018, Anne Jamison, “Kant/Squid (The Fanfiction Assemblage)”, in Paul Booth, editor, A Companion to Media Fandom and Fan Studies, page 534
Forms of rarepair
| plural | rarepairs |
|---|---|
| alternative form | rare pair |
Origin of rarepair
Compound of rare + pair.
Questions about rarepair
- What does rarepair mean?
- Rarepair means a ship that generally receives little attention from fans and has few associated fanworks.
- What part of speech is rarepair?
- Rarepair is a noun.
- How do you pronounce rarepair?
- Rarepair is pronounced /ˈɹɛəˌpɛə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of rarepair?
- The plural of rarepair is rarepairs.
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